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Andrew Weibrecht

Andrew Weibrecht (born February 10, 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and two-time Olympic medalist from the United States.

Andrew Weibrecht
Weibrecht at the 2018 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38)
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, downhill, combined
ClubNew York Ski
Educational Foundation
World Cup debutNovember 30, 2006
(age 20)
Retired2018 (age 32)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2009, 2013–2017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2008–2018)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (8th in SG, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Quebec Super-G

Born in Lake Placid, New York, he grew up racing at nearby Whiteface Mountain. Weibrecht raced in all five disciplines and specialized in super-G; he attained his first World Cup podium in December 2015, finishing third in the super-G at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1]

Ski racing career

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Weibrecht at the 2010 Olympics

Weibrecht made his World Cup debut on November 30, 2006, at Beaver Creek and became a full-time World Cup racer during the 2008 season. He competed in three events in his debut at the World Championships in 2009 in Val d'Isère, earning his best finish of 39th in the super-G event.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Weibrecht finished 21st in the downhill at Whistler Creekside. Four days later, Weibrecht won the bronze medal in the super-G.[2]

Weibrecht missed most of the 2011 season due to injuries. After shoulder surgery in the spring, he raced in just five speed events, all before Christmas, and failed to break into the top 30 for World Cup points. While slalom training in late December, he injured the other shoulder and sat out the rest of season, which included the 2011 World Championships.[3]

Weibrecht won the silver medal in the super-G in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, besting teammate Bode Miller, who tied for the bronze. A surprise medalist, he started 29th at Rosa Khutor and was in the lead at every split, except for the very last.[4] The Los Angeles Times called Weibrecht's dramatic silver medal a "super-giant upset" and said Weibrecht "is only 28 but has had more body work done than a rent-a-wreck."[5]

Weibrecht's best finish at the World Championships is 9th in the downhill in 2015.

Formerly with Rossignol, Weibrecht switched to Head equipment in April 2013.[6]

He announced his retirement from sport at the end of the 2017/18 season.[7]

World Cup results

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Top ten finishes

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  • 2 podiums - (2 SG)
  • 11 top tens – (2 DH, 9 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2008 29 Nov 2007 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 10
2012 3 Dec 2011 Super-G 10
2014 2 Mar 2014 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 7
2015 6 Dec 2014 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 10
23 Jan 2015 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 5
8 Mar 2015 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 5
2016 4 Dec 2015 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 5
5 Dec 2015 Super-G 3
18 Dec 2015 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 5
22 Jan 2016 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 2
13 Mar 2016 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 5

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2008 22 93 — — — 39 38
2009 23 97 — — 30 42 48
2010 24 54 — — 23 26 40
2011 25 (168) injured in December 2010
2012 26 83 — — 24 — —
2013 27 101 — — 29 — —
2014 28 68 — — 22 — 33
2015 29 40 — — 12 46 26
2016 30 22 — 56 8 22 —
2017 31 87 — — 27 39 —
2018 32 106 — — 30 — —

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2009 23 — — 39 DNF DNS2
2011 25 injured, did not compete
2013 27 — — DNF 22 —
2015 29 — — 20 9 —
2017 31 — — DNF — —

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2010 24 — — 3 21 11
2014 28 — — 2 — DNF2
2018 32 — — DNF — —

Personal life

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Born and raised in Lake Placid, Weibrecht grew up and raced on the challenging slopes of nearby Whiteface Mountain, which hosted the alpine events at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The fourth of five siblings, Weibrecht learned how to be a technical skier through the direction of the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) program.[citation needed]

Weibrecht attended Northwood School in Lake Placid, NY, and also The Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, and graduated in 2003. His nickname is "Warhorse." He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was an earth sciences major and has graduated as of 2015.[8] In 2012, he married his longtime girlfriend, Denja Rand of Lake Placid, New York.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Super G – Beaver Creek, USA". FIS. 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ Bode Miller Wins Silver Medal in Olympic Super-G - The New York Times
  3. ^ Injury sidelines Weibrecht for season
  4. ^ Svrluga, Barry (February 16, 2014). "Weibrecht shocks in super-G, and Miller also medals". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ^ Dufresne, Chris (February 16, 2014). "A super-giant upset at Sochi Olympics for U.S. skier Andrew Weibrecht". LA Times. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Andreas Romar, Andrew Weibrecht move to Head". FIS Ski. April 10, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Andrew Weibrecht, unlikely Olympic medalist, retires from Alpine skiing". NBC Sports. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. ^ Collins, Jim. "The Contenders". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "Denja & Andrew". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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